Iron County register., 1887-12-29

as they were when these Things Wert
done.
And it was not till 1883 facts 1883, p.
81, section 81 that the Downing law
went into effect, under the provisions
of which we are now working, and
from which we derive $4,000 from
each saloon.
If zoe got along nicely sOith0ut this
blood money once, zoe can do 1t again.
| It is true that during the current
year there has been collec ed from the
saloons $S2e2.50 for county purposes.
But it is also true that the saloons, at
| the term Of the county court which
ordered the local option election, came
in and took out additional license for
three months after the expiration Of
their current licenses, so that, though
this money went into the treasury for
this year. it is really the revenue for
fifteen months, from and including
Macrh, 1887, to and including June,
1888.
Further. these saloons keepers do
not pay this $S2O2.50 for nothing. He
tioes not pay II dtdl. His patrons, tax.
payers, and most Of them those least
able to pay this, and also four dollars
in addition into the saloon keepers
pocket for every dollar that goes into
the treasury.
Which is the cheapest? Pay this
$8202.50 directly into the treasury our
selves and keep the saloon keepers
profit in the pockets Of the people
amounting to $50, 900 or $40, 000-or to
get this sum from the saloon keepers,
pay them the four times greater sum,
and take in addition the criminal costs
incident to their business, and the
broken hearts and ruined homes?
In this connection we call attention
to the fact that the saloon-keepers
have gotten out and circulated q PAM
phlet or address against Local Option,
So, ,202.50, which they claim we would
lose by closing the saloons, we would
have to raise our taxes to ST., 100000,
additional, per year, and $40, 10000 for
four years.
There may have been a new system
of mathematical computation intro
duced into the schools of late years,
but according to time-honored author
ity and common sense $8, 2O2. so raised
by direct taxation is just as good, will
go just as far, and pay as many coun-
ty debts as the same amount derived
from the saloon-keepers, and no great
er sum will be needed than that which
is lost: no SIT 900 to cover S., ,202.50.
NOW dS w CTlIuCS, lIOIu Uk10 1lauCl6L
All statistics go to show
that Is per cent. of the crime of the
county Is tracable directly or indirect
ly to the sale and use Of intoxicancs.
No man will gainsay this.
The criminal costs, not counting
costs in misdemeanors paid by coun-
ties, paid by State Treasurer for felo-
nies for the years 1885 and 1886
to $521 10000. (See Auditors
Report, 1857. page 1O.) And the Gen.
eral Assembly at its last session ap-
for costs In felony cases the
sum of $5l5, 900 for 1887 and 1883, MAX
ing for four years more than a million
for tetoaies dlore. And In ad-
the State Penitentiary has cost more
than it's inmates have earned in the
fifty years between 1886 and 1886; just
81, ,59l ,552.72, (Auditor's Report 1886,
page l0.)
It has been stated that the criminal
costs paid by the county, for and in
cluding 1888 to 1887, was $6l1S 63, as
shown by records in county clerks Of
fee. But there are costs which tnat
office does not show. Witnesses be-
fore the grand jury get p i'd upon war
rant or scrip of foreman of the jury by
the county treasurer. These costs for
Gu0S6 years dIuOuAb W sUOU.COts w ulCll
added to $6l18.63, not counting grand
and petit jurors fees, amount to
81, ,119.1s, paid by the county from 1883
to 1887.
Then the costs paid by the State out
of its treasury for felonies in Iron
for the years 1883 to 1856 las
shown by State Auditors letter and
telegram in possession of J. M. Whit
WORTHY are as follows, not counting the
cases of State vs. Thomas, disposed Of
in Washington county, and State VS..
Downs tried and finally disposed of
this year:
Costs for above years paid by State. .$2120 70
Costs for State vs.. Thomas. 1867 %
Costs for State ys. Downs. ......... 100 80
S4sss 80
Then costs paid in County War
rants, $8lIS,63; Grand Jury Script,
81 900 IS, and that paid by State,
s., 1888 80, amount to a grand total of
Sl2, ,O08.08 instead Of $6llS.63. This is
mainly from whiskey, and, though the
State pays part, the people pay it all.
We have made no assault upon any
man. We simply have endeavored to
correct misapprehensions. And we
ask that you vote on January 14th as
your conscience dictates. Vote for
God, for home, and native land!
The COMMITTEE.
From GO0dland.